Stroke Ready - Optimizing Acute Stroke Care

Part of paid clinical trials in Flint, Michigan.

Sponsor
University of Michigan
Study ID
NCT03645590
Status
Completed

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Stroke Ready — BEHAVIORAL
    Stroke Ready community intervention consists of peer facilitated educational workshops, stroke music video, and mass media campaign including print materials (e.g. posters, brochure), health promotion mailers, radio/Television public health service announcements, and the Stroke Ready website and Facebook page.

Study Details

The study aims to increase acute stroke treatment rates in Flint, Michigan through a two-pronged approach of hospital and community level interventions. It also aims to inform future stroke preparedness interventions by exploring the relative importance of hospital optimization and community interventions.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 20, 2018
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2021
Completion
Mar 31, 2021

Study Design

Enrollment
5,970 participants (actual)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Stroke Ready Community intervention
    We divided the Flint community into four quadrants. We will focus our workshops and posters on one quadrant, but not exclusively, moving quadrants every 6 months over the course of two years.

Primary Outcome Measure

Utilization of Thrombolysis Among Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Patients [ Time Frame: Data for this outcome was from county-wide medical records from July 2010 through September 2017 (pre-intervention) and from October 2017 through March 2020 (post-intervention, defined by initiation of the emergency department optimization component). ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Flint CommunityFlintMichigan48502-

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